Albert Einstein College of Medicine · 6 hours ago
Director, Communications and Public Affairs
Bronx, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$160K/yr - $170K/yr
10+ years expAlbert Einstein College of Medicine is seeking a Director of Communications & Public Relations to oversee the strategic communications of the institution’s scientific and biomedical research and medical education. The Director will guide communications efforts, manage staff, and collaborate with various departments to support the institution's strategic goals.
Education
Responsibilities
Guide communications and public relations for the Department of Communications and Public Affairs for Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s scientific and biomedical research, medical and graduate education, and institutional initiatives and announcements
Work closely with the Executive Director to establish communications priorities that support the department’s and institution’s strategic goals
Oversee Einstein digital magazine, press releases and news briefs, feature stories, and social medical content
Develop story ideas and think creatively about communications channels and content
Use exceptional writing and editing skills to act as “top editor” for all communications content
Productively collaborate with the departmental colleagues in branding, news, social media, and web to develop and execute integrated communications plans
Act as a resource for College of Medicine departments, offices, and centers for developing strategic communications plans and materials
Use project management and organization skills to deftly prioritize and manage multiple projects, often under tight deadline
Provide general communications writing support as needed, including feature stories, short web items, remarks, internal messages, etc
Directly manage a staff of 3
Manage regular freelancers secure new resources as needed
Establish positive and fruitful relationships with faculty and staff in order to develop compelling story ideas
Play active role in coordinating with Montefiore PR and marketing/communications staff for publications and development content
Serve as a mentor for junior staffers, helping to improve their capabilities and growth as professionals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
10+ years working in managing staff or leading communications teams
History of effectively managing and mentoring a small staff
Excellent written and oral communications skills
Exceptional emotional intelligence to work in a complex academic environment and manage stakeholders
Ability to manage multiple projects on short deadline simultaneously
Strength in detail-oriented project management
Adept with digital office tools and resources
Experience in medial relations and/or social media
Preferred
Prior work in an academic medical or research institution, educational institution, or related non-profit a plus
Company
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a medical school that offers medical degrees and graduate programs in biomedical sciences. It is a sub-organization of Hebron Yeshiva.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$91.25MKey Investors
National Institutes of HealthNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesHyundai Hope On Wheels
2025-10-06Grant· $18M
2024-09-26Grant
2024-09-13Grant· $14M
Leadership Team
L.Priyanka Mahali
Co-Founder
Maria Mora
Study Coordinator at Bronx Healthy Start Partnership
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